Friday, August 12, 2011

Working with Metal Collage

It's almost mid August and I have not posted here this month. It's been kind of a crazy time. Finishing a new ebook- Wrap it Up: journals with style and teaching 2 workshops at Art Unraveled. So I'm in my studio now for awhile and anxious to get back to work. While I am here I will be wringing an ebook on digital printing and working on new artwork.

Metal collage is on the agenda. Collage-a combination or collection of various things. Mine will be mostly metal, metal mesh, wires, beads and other elements. Before leaving for Art Unraveled I printed 10 printers plates and now will be working with them to do textural surfaces. Here I have posted pics on 2 things- one a beverage can box we created in one of my workshops last week and the 2 pieces that will start my new metal collage piece. By next week at this time I will have the collage finished and post it.

As for the beverage can box, it is created from a digital prints on beverage cans using hemp, wire, beads a hole punch and scissors.

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KathyAnne

My art is intuitive, expressed directly through the materials I choose. Sketching and drawing is not natural to me, but gathering elements and using them to dream up my ideas is. Working with tangible materials; moment by moment, allows me to achieve the form and flow of artwork. I create a vision that expresses color, texture, layers, shapes and structure. My inclination is to use materials other than what they are intended for. This keeps me from following a preconceived path and creates a sense of tension and surprise as I work and in the finished piece.